La Quinta Middle (Desert Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

La Quinta Middle is a Middle in La Quinta, CA. It currently serves 688 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Desert Sands Unified School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:688
Number of Teachers: 31
Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.22

Location Info

Location: 78-900 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253
Mailing Address: 78-900 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253-2400
Phone: (760)777-4220
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 207
Grade 7 254
Grade 8 227
Gender/Sex of La Quinta Middle Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 359 52.18
Female 329 47.82
Race/Ethnicity Demography of La Quinta Middle Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.29
Asian 6 0.87
Black or African American 13 1.89
Hispanic/Latino 524 76.16
Two or more races 42 6.11
White 101 14.68
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.56
Asian 2 0.56
Black or African American 10 2.79
Hispanic/Latino 268 74.65
Two or more races 21 5.85
White 56 15.60
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.22
Black or African American 3 0.91
Hispanic/Latino 256 77.81
Two or more races 21 6.38
White 45 13.68

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.48
Asian 1 0.48
Black or African American 6 2.90
Hispanic/Latino 150 72.46
Two or more races 20 9.66
White 29 14.01
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.58
Black or African American 3 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 196 77.17
Two or more races 14 5.51
White 37 14.57
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.44
Asian 1 0.44
Black or African American 4 1.76
Hispanic/Latino 178 78.41
Two or more races 8 3.52
White 35 15.42